{"id":3569,"date":"2013-08-28T09:48:55","date_gmt":"2013-08-28T09:48:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/markstephensarchitects.com\/?p=3569"},"modified":"2013-08-28T09:48:55","modified_gmt":"2013-08-28T09:48:55","slug":"this-is-the-post-ive-wanted-to-write-for-long-time-contractorsare-you-ready-to-join-a-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.markstephensarchitects.com\/this-is-the-post-ive-wanted-to-write-for-long-time-contractorsare-you-ready-to-join-a-team\/","title":{"rendered":"This is the post I&#039;ve wanted to write for long time; contractors,are you ready to join A-team?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve been wanting to write this for a while, an advice note to give to contractors and sub-contractors to try and get them to be proud of their work. 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